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Table 6. Numbers of PLA Navy Ships Presented in Annual DOD Reports to Congress
(Figures include both older and less capable units-including some of questionable operational status-and newer and more capable units)
Year of DOD report 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Ballistic missile submarines I I I n/a I I I I 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4
Nuclear-powered attack 5 5 n/a 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
submarines -60
Diesel attack submarines -60 ~ 50 n/a 51 50 53 54 54 54 49 48 49 51 53 57 54
Aircraftcarriers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I I I I 1
Destroyers -20 n/a 21 25 25 29 27 25 26 26 23 24 21 23 31
-60 >60
Frigates -40 n/a 43 45 47 45 48 49 53 53 52 49 52 52 56
Corvettes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 15 23 23
Missile-armed coastal patrol n/a ~ 50 ~ 50 n/a 51 45 41 45 70 85 86 86 85 85 86 86 88
craft
Amphibious ships: LSTs and n/a 20 25 25 26 27 27 27 28 29 29 29 30 34
LPDs almost - 40 > 40
50
Amphibious ships: LSMs n/a 23 25 25 28 28 28 28 23 26 28 28 22 21Source: Table prepared by CRS based on 2000-2016 editions of annual
2009 and prior editions as the report on China military power).DOD
report to Congress on military and security developments involving China (known for
Notes: n/a means data not available in report. LST means tank landing ship; LPD means transport dock ship; LSM means medium landing ship. The DOD report
generally covers events of the prior calendar year. Thus, the 2016 edition of the report covers events during 2015.
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